WMass Wrestling Tournament

That's going to do it here from Central after an exciting day and night of wrestling. Congratulations to all who participated and an even bigger congratulations to the Most Outstanding Wrestler Ronnie Tetreault and to Agawam High School, winners of the sportsmanship award. And alo thanks to all who logged on and tuned in for our coverage.

First Round: The battle of the big boys started out pretty evenly. Petrone was able to pick up a couple of quick points, but it's still anyone's match. Petrone leads, 2-0.
Second Round: Petrone is not letting Ivanov do anything. He really did a good job of controlling himself and Ivanov in the second round. The results spoke for themselves as he nearly picked up the pin and built his lead to 7-0.
Third Round: Up 13-1, Petrone picked up the pinfall victory cementing himself as the 285 lb champion.
Winner: Chris Petrone (Minnechaug)

215 lbs: Mike Santaniello (West Springfield) vs. Joe Blais (Agawam)

First Round: Blais almost followed in the footsteps of his teammate MacFazden, narrowly missing an early pin. He still has a 2-0 lead after one.
Second Round: Blais scored a take down halfway through the round and seems to be in control. After the second round, he's got a solid 7-0 lead.
Third Round: Santaniello battle hard throughout, but this one was all Blais. He wins the 215 lb. crown with a convincing 9-4 win.
Winner: Joe Blais (Agawam)

189 lbs: Matt MacFazden (Agawam) vs. Nathan Lewis (Cetnral)

First Round: Well that was quick. MacFazden just picked up the win with a pin with 1:08 remaining in the first round. Good effort though by Lewis getting to the finals in his first year of wrestling.
Winner: Matt MacFazden (Agawam)

171 lbs: George Hargrove (Central) vs. Dave Lemoine (Minnechaug)

First round: Hargrove came into this one the crowd favorite of course with the match being here at Central, but Lemoine proved quickly why he's 26-1 this year. He picked up two early points, but it wouldn't be surprising if Hargrove's athleticism eventually wears him down. It's 2-1 in favor of Lemoine for now.
Second Round: The atmosphere has intensified in the second round. Bleachers are being pounded on, and it's hard to hear yourself think in here. Hargrove seemed to feed off the energy too, picking up three points to take a 4-2 lead.
Third Round: Hargrove lived up to his nickname of "The Animal", and pulled away in the final round. After picking up two early points in the round, he cruised to a 9-2 win.
Winner: George Hargrove (Central)

160 lbs: Mike Bittner (West Springfield) vs. Nate Collins (Central)

First Round: Bittner took an early 2-0 lead, but Collins was able to close it to 2-1 after the end of the first.
Second Round: Not much scoring at all, but Bittner picked up one point to increase his lead to 3-1.
Third Round: Collins really made a match of it in the third round. You definitely would have to say that Bittner survived the Collins threat, but that's all that matters. Bittner wins the 160 lb. title with a 3-2 win.
Winner: Mike Bittner (West Springfield)

152 lbs: Ronnie Tetreault (Ludlow) vs. Ryan Fortsch (Longmeadow)

First Round: A lot of people have been waiting for this one. "All-Everything" Ronnie Tetreault proved why he's ranked 14th in the nation picking up two early points, and built a 5-0 lead.
Second Round: It was more of the same from Tetreault in the second. He is the real deal. With 0:19, Tetreualt picks up the pin, and the 152 lb. win. With the win, he is now 38-1 for the year and that was also his 150th career win.
Winner: Ronnie Tetreault (Ludlow)

145 lbs: Hayden Theodorakis (Westfield) vs. Anthony Stork (Agawam)

First Round: Theodorakis picked up two points midway through the round, for a 2-0 lead after the first round.
Second Round: Theodorakis seemed a little miffed about some points that he thought he should have gotten towards teh end of the round. And it might have been in his head towards the end of the round when he allowed a near fall to Stork. Stork leads 5-2 after two rounds.
Third Round: Five seconds into the round, Stork picked up a big point and Theodorakis really seemed rattled. Theodorakis then rattled off three points of his own closing to within one. Then with the Westfield coaching staff and the Bomber faithful cheering him on, Theodorakis picked up an improbable two points on a near fall with 0:03 to win the 145 lb. title. That was easily the best match of the night so far.
Winner: Hayden Theodorakis (Westfield)

140 lbs: Jason Chenier (Ludlow) vs. Dmitry Donskoy (Longmeadow)

First Round: Chenier picked up two points early, but Donskoy came right back with two of his own. And as soon as he did that, Chenier answered the answer with two more to take a 4-2 lead after the first. Quite the back-and-forth match between these two so far.
Second Round: Chenier was able to get two points early in the second round, which Donskoy wasn't able to answer. He's still got the third round, and if he wrestles like he did in the first round, it could be plenty of time for a comeback.
Third Round: Chenier squashed any hopes of a Donskoy comeback. Chenier scored two points early in the round. Donskoy made it interesting with two points of his own, but it was too little, too late. Chenier takes the 140 lb crown with a 10-4 victory.
Winner: Jason Chenier (Ludlow)

135 lbs: Adrian Cann (Amherst) vs. Andrew St. Pierre (Westfield)

First Round: If Cann doesn't win this match, he should at least get some sort of award for his hairdo. He's rocking a bleach-blond mohawk, and it's defintely the best head of hair in the tournament. After one though, there's no score.
Second Round: Cann picked up two in the second round, and leads 2-0 after two.
Third Round: Well, it must've been the mohawk. Cann picked up one more point to make it a 3-0 victory for him in the 135 lb. bracket.
Winner: Adrian Cann (Amherst)

130 lbs: Ben Wright (Central) vs. Tom Chisholm (Ludlow)

First Round: The first round was all Wright. He scored seven points a variety of ways. Chisholm was able to pick up two points late in the round, but if he doesn't pick it up, Wright's going to run away with it.
Second Round: A lot less scoring in the second round, but Wright still managed a take down to add to his already big lead. After two rounds, it's 9-2 in favor of Central's Wright.
Third Round: A reversal for Wright early in the round, really put it away. This one was all Wright. He wins the 130 lb. title with a decisive 14-2 win.
Winner: Ben Wright (Central)

125 lbs: Anthony Medina (Putnam) vs. Tom Shea (West Springfield)

First Round: A lot of grappling and no scoring in the first round. They end the first deadlocked in a scoreless tie.
Second Round: The second round was all Medina. He netted an escape and a take down and has a solid 3-0 lead going into the third round.
Third Round: Medina opened the second round with a slick reversal to build his lead to 5-0. It's been a valiant effort from Shea, but he just looks overmatched right now. Shea was able to manage an escape, but it just wasn't enough. Medina rolls to the title,
Winner: Anthony Medina (Putnam)

119 lbs: Chris LeDuca (Longmeadow) vs. George Wilson (Central)

First Round: The two wrestlers traded points in the first. Each attained a reversal, good for two poitns. It' 2-2 after one.
Second Round: LeDuca started the round in bottom position and it worked out for him when he was able to escape Wilson for a point. It looked like DeLuca had a two-point reversal at the end of the round, but no dice according to the officials, much to the dismay of those in red and black. DeLuca still leads 3-2 though.
Third Round: The home crowd of Central really tried to get behind Wilson in the final roud, but it didn't matter. In the best ending of the night so far, DeLuca just held off a strong Wilson push at the end. Great effort on both sides, but DeLuca takes the crown, 3-2.
Winner: Chris Leduca (Longmeadow)

112 lbs: Mike Sugermeyer (Minnechaug) vs. Brian Persson (Ludlow High)

First Round: Sugermeyer looked good towards the end of the first round and picked up two points with a take down. He leads 2-0 after the first.
Second Round: Sugermeyer picked up right where he left off, and just dropped Persson and picked up the pin and the title with it. Sugermeyer wins it via pinfall.
Winner: Mike Sugermeyer (Minnechaug)

103 lbs: Chris Roberts (East Longmeadow) vs. Robbie Flores (Central)

First Round:A lot of back and forth so far between Flores and Roberts. The first round was more or less the two wrestlers just feeling each other out. It's scoreless after the first round.
Second Round: Flores went from bottom poistion to pick up two points on escapes in the second round. Roberts was also able to pick up a point on an escape of his own. Flores leads after two, 2-1.
Third Round: Roberts starts out the third round with another escape to knot it up at two. A late takedown for Roberts with 15 seconds to go, was the difference. Roberts wins the 103 lb. title. He wins by a score of 4-2.
Winner: Chris Roberts (East Longmeadow)

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